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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Frank Furedi in his online column Really Bad Ideas, recently commented on the emergence of a new term: science combined with a definite article—the Science. Science and the Science have quite distinct meanings. Science is a tool that investigates the natural world. The Science is a moral, political, and dogmatic force. For example, science tells us the weight of calcium and voltage of lightning; the Science tells us not to eat trans-fats, how often to get colonoscopies, and how many cups of coffee are safe for daily consumption. While science is like a cool older brother...

Author: By Steven T. Cupps | Title: Big Science | 4/10/2008 | See Source »

...Frank Gehry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Design World's Latest Collectibles | 4/9/2008 | See Source »

...There are numerous other examples of pop culture overcoming taboos, from the title character’s abortion on Maude in the 70s to the Sex and the City girls’ frank discussion of women’s sexual preferences in the last decade...

Author: By Ryder B. Kessler | Title: The Emperor’s Boy | 4/9/2008 | See Source »

...second place finisher in the event, Princeton’s Frank Tinney, completed...

Author: By Dixon McPhillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AOTW: Freshman Tops NCAA Regional Qualifying Time | 4/7/2008 | See Source »

Victims of mental illness have Frank Ayd to thank for his pioneering work in psychopharmacology: his discovery that chlorpromazine, also known as Thorazine, could be used to treat schizophrenia provided an alternative for those who otherwise might have been subjected to the trauma of a lobotomy. While Ayd recognized the power of antipsychotic medications, he also believed they could never replace other forms of care. As he told TIME in 1957, the drugs were "not a substitute for compassion, understanding, patience [or] an attentive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 4/3/2008 | See Source »

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